diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/halide/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/halide/default.nix
index d0d3038c23c6..636506836dc9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/halide/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/halide/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-{ llvmPackages
+{ stdenv
+, llvmPackages
 , lib
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , cmake
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@
 
 assert blas.implementation == "openblas" && lapack.implementation == "openblas";
 
-llvmPackages.stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "halide";
   version = "15.0.1";
 
@@ -24,7 +25,15 @@ llvmPackages.stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-mnZ6QMqDr48bH2W+andGZj2EhajXKApjuW6B50xtzx0=";
   };
 
-  cmakeFlags = [ "-DWARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=OFF" "-DWITH_PYTHON_BINDINGS=OFF" "-DTARGET_WEBASSEMBLY=OFF" ];
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    "-DWARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=OFF"
+    "-DWITH_PYTHON_BINDINGS=OFF"
+    "-DTARGET_WEBASSEMBLY=OFF"
+    # Disable performance tests since they may fail on busy machines
+    "-DWITH_TEST_PERFORMANCE=OFF"
+  ];
+
+  doCheck = true;
 
   # Note: only openblas and not atlas part of this Nix expression
   # see pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/liblapack/3.5.0.nix